Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan P.E., Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

teams.The two research projects are being carried out as planned. Initial study has been completed, andthe hardware has been completely set up for further research.If carefully designed, REU can greatly enhance the educational experience for students. It canalso provide help for faculty members conducting research. Besides these apparent benefits tothe student researchers and the faculty members, which is extensively discussed in literature, thispaper illustrates that many components of the research projects can be used for curriculumimprovement and outreach activities. The input from students was critical to the success of anycurriculum improvement effort. Based on their own experiences, the undergraduate studentresearchers can make great

Conference Session

Design Education I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Reifschneider, Illinois State University; RJ Linton, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

FABRICATE FORM MOLD Process Types Material Separation Forming & Separation Molding CAD of Formed Part, CAD of Molded Part, Pattern Layout for 8 CAD planning Fabricate Mold and Fabricate A and B parts Trim Fixture plates** CNC machine mold, CNC machine 2 mold Preparation CNC programming fabricate trim fixture halves & mold actions Fasten Base to 8 screws, 4 mounting 8

Conference Session

Learning From Experts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Parikh, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, P.E., Stanford University; Kenneth E. Goodson, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, why do they cool at the same rate? Inspiration: Concept inventory questions on factors affecting rate of heat transfer13. Comprehensive question including conduction, convection, radiation, temporal components, and material properties. Page 22.322.56. Punch You are planning on making punch and you would like to cool it with ice. At the store, there are 2 different one-pound bags of ice to choose from: one that contains large ice cubes and one that contains small ice chips. You only want to purchase one bag of ice and will add the entire bag to the punch. a) Would one of the bags cool the punch at a faster rate? If so

Conference Session

Post Graduate Experiential Programs and Insights

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shree Frazier; Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

nationality. Also, the differences between careers in industry, national labs, and non-profitorganizations need more investigations.Studies on career trajectory provide insights for engineering Ph.D.s’ career options and thecurrent training of engineering Ph.D.s. It offers insights as to career planning and job searchingfor recent Ph.D.s graduates who are ready to start a new career. Meanwhile, research on careertrajectories and the attributes of engineering Ph.D.s provide feedback to our current graduateeducation systems as to the key knowledge, skills and attributes that are required of engineeringPh.D.s.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported primarily by the National Science Foundation under grant #0747803.References:1. American Society for

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James D. Bowen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

offer an alternative design experience (design of a Page 22.339.11coagulation/sedimentation basin) that will hopefully retain many of the desirable features of theexisting project while providing course content closer to the interests of environmentalengineers. This new project will, as we have done in the past, will attach engineering analysisand computer programming to a hands-on design project. Using the results of our ongoingcourse assessment, we will continue to develop the computer programming portion of the courseso that students achieve the learning objective. As with the current project, we plan to useassessment of student designs in

Conference Session

Hardware Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisa N. Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jose M. Santos, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Aaron Joseph Mills, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. This is just one example of how GPI developersneed to continue to work closely with students and educators to get a clear idea of how they hopeto use the software in school curricula. Looking forward, many other exciting tools and featuresare being planned. One which will probably come up in the near future is scheduling and thecapability for multi-threaded programs, something that should be neatly facilitated by theexisting chainlike form of user programs. Page 22.364.16 Figure 7Field Tests and Future PlansThe beta versions of the CEENBoT™ API, GPI and TI Calculator Interface were all deployedinto the

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University; Mahmudur Rahman, Santa Clara University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

methods to solvethe problems.We plan to collect and collate all similar concepts questions (generated by others and ourselves)and build up an ECCI test database that can be used in every offering of Circuits course at alluniversities who wish to participate. We also encourage other faculty to adopt the test. This testfulfills the United States Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)requirement for assessment. It also helps track the effectiveness of teaching styles by testingwhether the students are learning the basic concepts in the course.In this paper, we first review some assessment instruments used previously in the Circuitscourses. We classify the major ideas and concepts that need to be tested. Then we present

Conference Session

ELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Huettel, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

., surveys of student opinions) and quantitative data(e.g., course performance). Baseline data (e.g., student surveys) were available from previousyears for comparison. Students reported that the projects positively contributed to theirunderstanding of course material. We also found that students’ awareness of the GrandChallenges and the role that signal processing can have in finding solutions increased. A numberof students indicated that they plan to pursue more in-depth projects inspired by what theylearned during the laboratory.1. IntroductionThe National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has identified a set of fourteen Grand Challengesfor current engineering research and practice. These include such diverse topics as reverse-engineering the brain

Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Kane, University of New Hampshire and Cypress Semiconductor; Thadeus Paul Kochanski, Vital Electronics Institute; Andrzej Rucinski, University of New Hampshire

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

developing specifications, ensuring interoperability among devices and services, and educating the market about NFC technology. http://www.nfc-forum.org/aboutus/2. Brig (Dr.) RS Grewal, VSM (Retd.), Vice Chancellor of Chitkara University, “Imperatives for an Operative Engineering Pipeline“ presented at the "9th Annual ASEE Global Colloquium on Engineering Education“ in Singapore, article in Tribune of India, [edition pub in Chandigarh, India] http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110208/edu.htm#2 ] and private communication.3. Objects and Plan of an Institute of Technology, William Barton Rogers Papers, MIT Libraries. T171.M44 1860 (MC 1), box 12, folder 183, See also MIT Corporation Records (AC 278), box 1, vol. 1, pp. 43-44.4. http

Conference Session

Integrating Technical Research into Professional Development and K-12 Classrooms

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Landis, University of Pittsburgh; Christian D. Schunn, University of Pittsburgh; Monica Christine Rothermel, University of Pittsburgh; Scott Shrake, University of Pittsburgh; Briana Niblick, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

effectiveness of this program.AcknowledgementsFunding from the National Science Foundation (award #0808675) supports the University ofPittsburgh’s RET Site.Bibliography1. NSB. A National Action Plan for Addressing the Critical Needs of the U.S. Science,Technology, Education, and Mathematics Education System. In. Washington, D.C.: NationalScience Board; 2007.2. Katehi L, Pearson G, Feder M. Engineering in K–12 education: Understanding the statusand improving the prospects / Committee on K–12 Engineering. Washington, DC: NationalAcademies Press; 2009.3. Doppelt Y, Mehalik MM, Schunn CD, Silke E, Krysinski D. Engagement andachievements in design-based learning. Journal of Technology Education 2008;19(2):21-38.4. Mehalik MM, Doppelt Y

Conference Session

They're Not "Soft" Skills!

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth Wertz P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Meagan C. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University Libraries, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, and information literacy is crucial todeveloping those skills. For example, Shuman, et al, when describing requirements for lifelonglearning, explicitly includes informational components, expecting students will Demonstrate reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills Demonstrate an awareness of what needs to be learned Follow a learning plan Identify, retrieve, and organize information Demonstrate critical thinking skills Reflect on one‟s own understanding1.There is substantial overlap between Shuman‟s lifelong learning competencies and thoseidentified by the Association of College and Research Libraries in their Information LiteracyCompetency Standards, which include Determining the extent

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergio Celis, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

had planned was now actively participating in solving the country's important engineering problems.15The work in this laboratory was based on theories developed by Russian scholars specialized in Page 22.1255.5bridges. Timoshenko has not seen anything like this in the U.S. or in Europe. As he mentions, hestarted his studies of engineering in Russia at a time when the presence of science in engineeringbecame increasingly important. Since that time, he truly believed that the future of engineeringdepended on a marriage with science. Timoshenko will hold this belief during his whole life.The nineteenth century was witness to remarkable

Conference Session

Middle School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

., et. al., Self-Definition of Women Experiencing a Nontraditional Graduate Fellowship Program. Journal of Research in Science Teaching v. 43 no. 8 (October 2006) p. 852-73.22. Mumba, F., et. al., Mathematics and Science Teaching Fellows' Instructional Planning for K-12 Classrooms. Science Educator v. 16 no. 2 (Fall 2007) p. 38-43.23. Lyons, J., and Thompson, S. (2007). Comparison of outcomes for engineering and science GK-12 fellows. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 24-27, 2007.24. Spence, A., and Medoff, J. (2007). Impact of a GK-12 program on the development of university students academic and professional skills. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition

Conference Session

Research and Models for Professional Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Augusto Z. Macalalag Jr., Stevens Institute of Technology; Chris Jurado, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

science topic at the same rate as their peers.Ideally, I would use as many of these challenges into my lesson plans. When walking into aclassroom that is using the engineering design process, students are arrange in groups of four,assigned job titles, testing materials, making discoveries,( what works or doesn’t work), sharingideas, keeping an engineering journal like real engineers or scientist, designing a prototype andcompeting in a challenge within other teams.”We coined the term, adaptive instruction, to describe teachers adapting their teaching approachesto meet the various ability levels (cognitive and skills) and different modalities of the learners intheir class. Responses from eight teachers were included in this category. Adaptive

Conference Session

Assessment in Engineering Graphics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi M. Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

educators and administrators in placingstudents in the appropriate course per their skill level by accurately identifying the lower, themiddle, and the higher performing students. The inventory may also be used as a pre and post-assessment for the middle and lower performing students to demonstrate their learning gains.The results of the inventory may also be used to develop new and refine existing lesson plans toaddress the identified student misconceptions.Theoretical FrameworkStudent misconceptions are common throughout the engineering curriculum. Engineering Page 22.759.3faculty members repeatedly encounter students while able to correctly solve

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Schneider, Cornell University; Maria Terrell, Cornell University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

.  Become a leader in the education of women and underrepresented minority engineers.As the result of the task force’s work, the faculty of the College of Engineering voted in 2006 to Page 22.798.3adopt curriculum reform efforts that had as a primary objective to link first year core courses inmathematics and physical sciences with engineering applications. In Spring 2007 theDepartment of Mathematics curriculum committee, in cooperation with faculty andadministrators from Engineering, approved a plan to infuse first semester engineeringmathematics with collaborative, problem-solving workshops. The first set of materials waswritten by teams of

Conference Session

FPD XI: Assessing First-Year Programs, Experiences, and Communities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Ciston, University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, Ph.D., University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Cory Carr

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

year students duringthe 2005-2006 academic year.During the next six years, the number of LLCs at the university has grown to ten. Includingengineering, eight of the communities are major specific. Last year, the university expandedLLCs to include ones based on common interest; thus, a community was established for theHonors Program and another for all first year majors (Freshmen Connections). Although theuniversity is committed to providing a learning community experience for all first year students,participation in the program is optional for residential students. Plans include establishing a LLCfor Pre-education first year students next year.Living Learning Communities at the University of New Haven provide first-year students inspecific

Conference Session

First-Year Activities and Peer Review Strategies in Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University; James R. Morgan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Project DescriptionsCVEN 345 – Theory of StructuresStructural analysis, or Theory of Structures, is part of a strict course sequence within the civilengineering degree plan. The sequence starts with basic Statics, which can only be taken after thecompletion of the freshman year. The sequence then progresses into Mechanics of Materials, intoStructural Analysis, and finally to at least one senior structural design course, which may be steelor concrete design. All civil engineering students are required to take the above course sequence,independent of their area of specialization. Only 15-20% of all students choose to specialize instructural engineering, the most directly relevant specialty area to the sequence.A “typical” syllabus for a structural

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris R. Rehmann, Iowa State University; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Mark Laingen, Iowa State University; Steven K. Mickelson, Iowa State University; Thomas J. Brumm, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

of the systems thinking module were positive. Most students wrotethat before the module, they did not know much about systems thinking. After the module, theyknew much more and appreciated the number and diversity of issues that must be considered in asuccessful engineering project. Most also indicated that the module changed the way they viewengineering. Just over half said that systems thinking will help them to plan a project, and a thirdappreciated having tools to represent the system and its behavior graphically. Two students notedthat considering multidisciplinary aspects of a problem will help them collaborate with others.Also, several students stated that they enjoyed the activities, as noted with other groups ofstudents5.The results

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Q. Lewis, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

over plans and thought processes. I realizenobody will be holding our hand in the „real world‟, but for now we are still in training; nomember or my tam felt extremely confident about what we were turning in at the end.” Theseand other honest comments by the students will be extremely helpful for future students workingon the project.Students were concerned about the amount of time spent on all the assignments for the course,with 78% of the students admitting they worked more than 3 hours per week, while 22% saidthey spent 2-3 hours per week.Aware of the world comments:When asked if the students felt that participating in this project increased their awareness ofworld issues and global needs, the outcome was 83% yes and 17% no. “This

Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyn Marie Turner, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Shirley Dyke, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

goal, because it relates to a large literature oninequality in the engineering field among males and females at all stages of the academic ladder.4In particular we document the extent to which females report learning less as a result of theshake table experiment than their male peers. The plan of the paper is as follows. First, we briefly describe recent developments inbench scale shake tables and teleoperation and teleobservation technologies designed to allowstudents at institutions without shake tables to be able to perform real-time exercises in structural Page 22.883.3dynamics and earthquake engineering. Second, we introduce

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le, Wentworth Institute of Technology ; Anthony William Duva, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Richard L. Roberts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ali R. Moazed, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

means 1 hour lecture anddiscussion per week, with 6 group-working-together hours per week, and a 4-credit course. Thetime period for the project is 13 weeks. Following is the brief summary of the execution of thecapstone design under authors‟ supervision. Table 2-Weekly plan for MECH690-Mechanical design project, summer 2010 Week # Contents and expected progress Week #1 Phase I: Assessment of needs (1) Group discussions on two possible projects ; (2) Need‟s assessment Week #2 Phase II: Design specifications (1) Search related information; (2) Define the design specifications; (3) Submit the pre-proposal of the project for instructor‟s approval

Conference Session

Computers in Education General Technical Session I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa A. Pasquinelli, North Carolina State University; Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

carlo simulations can be used to explore these assumptions to determine if the have great effect on the output of interest.Future DirectionsIn the future, we plan to incorporate one or two more sophisticated computing problems into theassignments, such as a simulation for entropy; giving “skeleton” spreadsheets as a starting pointfor some problems, especially early in the semester; and more tutorial videos.In addition, a new research objective will be added to improve assessment. We will compare theperformance on exam problems that are correlated with specific computing skills, such as asensitivity analysis of thermodynamic properties. We will compare exam questions with similaraspects from years before and after computing was introduced

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Dhruv Sakalley, Drexel University; Holly Burnside, Drexel University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

easily integrated into both the development phase and production phase of manufacturing34 for both in situ and in line testing. The techniques can also include interferometry, spectroscopy, surface mapping, and ellipsometry.  Six Sigma methods that can be readily adapted for this work include analysis of variance (ANOVA), attribute sampling plans, autocorrelation, cross-tabulation methods, fractional and full factorial designs, main effects plots, mixture designs, Pareto analysis, and Measurement Systems Evaluation. These methods can use the raw data (in spread sheet form) provided by the image processing software. Six Sigma statistical analyses can be

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University; Robert H. Todd, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

course Project Management Mastery and the Stanford Advanced Project Management course Managing Without Authority for numer- ous fortune 500 companies throughout the world. He is a Certified Manufacturing Technologist (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) and is also certified in Planning and Managing Projects (BD University); Ethical Fitness (BD University); Lean Manufacturing (BD University); High Impact Facilitation (Lore International Institute); and Project Management (Saddle Island Institute).Robert H. Todd, Brigham Young University Robert H. Todd is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Brigham Young University and the found- ing director of BYU’s Capstone program, Integrated Product and Process Design. Dr

Conference Session

Liberal Education Revisited: Five Historical Perspectives

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith E. Hedges, Drury University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

conclusion, consider real-time disasterinquiries as an opportunity for broader implications where, “Education is for improving the livesof others and for leaving your community and world better than what you found it.”[26]Bibliography[1] Alexander, R. (Ed.). (1960, March 28). Sport: Poet of the depths [Electronic version]. TIME, LXXV(13).[2] Bilham. R. (2010, February 18). Lessons from the Haiti earthquake. Nature, (463), 878-879.[3] Creswell, J. W. (2005). Educational research: Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall.[4] Connelly, F. M. & Clandinin, D, J. (1990). Stories of experience and narrative inquiry [Electronic version

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathmatics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Stickel, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

to better contextualize and integrate the core mathematicalconcepts. Lastly, the assessment plan will be modified so that the quizzes are more fair, throughadditional supervision, and transparent so that they can aid in their learning as opposed to strictlyacting as a summative assessment.Bibliography1. Kukreti, A., Klingbeil, N. , Mercer, R., Rattan, K., Raymer, M. , Reynolds, D., and Randolph, B., “A National Model for Engineering Mathematics Education,” Proceedings 2007 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Honolulu, HI, June 2007.2. Schneider, L., “Integrating Engineering Applications into First-Year Calculus in Active, Collaborative, Problem-Solving Sections”, Presented at ASEE Engineering Teaching and Learning

Conference Session

Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lynne A. Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; J.Kevin Taylor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Apply current industrial design practice and techniques such as DFX, FMEA and/or TQM to engineering design problems. 12. Construct and test prototype designs. 13. Develop and implement a design verification plan and report. 14. Communicate and present engineering design project results orally, graphically and in writing 15. Students will improve their ability to discuss and take a stand on open-ended topics involving engineering ethics and product liability 16. Discuss engineering professionalism and its responsibility to society 17. Understand the codes of ethics and their implications in engineering practiceWhile the students are engaged in designing adapted physical activity solutions to their

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo A. Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert A. Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

involved and engaged in practical STEM activities. Develop CBI materials considering the introductory level of the course in order to promote interest to pursue STEM careers. The materials developed for this course could be modified to include more or less content to be used in other courses at UTPA as well as at STC, and in other institutions, such as in the Introduction to Engineering, Statics, Introduction to Mechatronics, and Dynamics courses. Guide students to consider different STEM career options and to study the degree plans of different careers to understand their requirements and to correlate them with the professional opportunities that might be available after graduation

Conference Session

New Faculty Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter W. Schilling, Milwaukee School of Engineering; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Frederick Clayton Berry, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

noted as a problem areabased on the previous quarters surveys, it is possible that the professor can perform targetedmonitoring of that area through other less formal approaches, such as minute papers.The second part of the process involves a more detailed analysis of student evaluations. Thisprocess typically would occur over the summer or at another period in time when a moresignificant analysis can be conducted. This activity involves completing the taxonomy of writtencomments and analyzing them for patterns, completing quarter by quarter comparative analysis,and completed course comparisons. An outcome of this effort will be an updated professionaldevelopment plan showing which areas of teaching may need further improvement, anassessment of